Jan 23, 2025 · In 2022, the USDA attributed record-high wholesale egg prices to reduced flock numbers thanks to the avian flu outbreak. How high are egg prices? At the grocery store, egg prices have been volatile since the start of the outbreak, with the USDA pointing to the flu as one cause. Prices rose from an average price of $2.17 a dozen in January 2022 ...

6 days ago · Bird flu is spreading across the United States, causing egg prices to soar and availability to plummet. Cases of bird flu, or avian influenza, have increased among animals -- including dairy cows, wild birds, poultry and even pet cats.

Feb 2, 2025 · A big reason for these sky high egg prices, the bird flu outbreak that started in 2022. Since then, efforts to limit the spread of the virus have led to the slaughter of more than 145 million ...

Feb 2, 2025 · More than 13 million hens have been lost or slaughtered since December as a result of the bird flu outbreak, according to the Agriculture Department's latest Egg Markets Overview. New York...

Jan 28, 2025 · OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.

Jan 25, 2025 · Americans can continue to expect high prices for eggs this year, new estimates show, due to the ongoing avian flu outbreak and inflation. Egg prices are estimated to increase about 20% in...

Jan 30, 2025 · Egg restrictions, shortages and record-high prices are ruffling feathers at supermarkets across the U.S. as a deadly strain of avian flu continues to decimate the country's poultry flocks....

3 days ago · It's not the first time bird flu has caused egg prices to rise dramatically. Back in late 2014 to June 2015, an earlier bird flu pandemic in the US caused the price of eggs to nearly double .

Dec 20, 2024 · U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats.

Apr 24, 2024 · A multi-state outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is leading to a jump in the price of eggs around the U.S. — an unhappy reminder for consumers that a range of unforeseen...